Ubiquitous power Internet of Things is coming! Cultivating new momentum for the entire industry chain

On a sunny morning, you are immersed in a sweet dream. The alarm clock rings, and you stretch yourself and are about to turn on the soymilk machine. Suddenly, the soymilk machine automatically turns on. You can't help but smile: What a good memory! I almost forgot what I set yesterday - the soymilk machine will be turned on when the alarm clock rings! This is an application of the Internet of Things.

So, do you know about the ubiquitous power Internet of Things? Kou Wei, chairman and party secretary of the State Grid Corporation of China, explained that it is to fully apply modern information technologies such as mobile Internet and artificial intelligence, and advanced communication technologies around all aspects of the power system to achieve interconnection of all things and human-machine interaction in all aspects of the power system, and to build a smart service system with comprehensive state perception, efficient information processing, and convenient and flexible application features...

No need to ask, you definitely didn’t understand.

To explain in plain words: "Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things" is essentially an "Internet of Things", which connects various devices, power companies and users in the power system to form a network. The so-called "ubiquitous" means "ubiquitous".

If we want to know more specifically, let’s listen to the voices from committee members, experts and companies.

What is Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things?

On March 8, State Grid Corporation of China held a video conference to deploy the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things, comprehensively deployed the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things, and announced the "Outline for the Construction of Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things". Kou Wei, Chairman and Secretary of the Party Committee of State Grid Corporation of China, pointed out at the meeting that the most urgent and important task of State Grid Corporation of China is to accelerate the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things.

One wave brings thousands of waves. The State Grid Corporation of China's video conference has caused a strong reaction in the capital market. On March 11, the first working day after the conference, the share prices of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things concept sector in the A-share market surged, and more than 80 power-related stocks hit the daily limit.

What exactly is the ubiquitous power Internet of Things? Listen to what Xing Ningzhe, chief engineer of State Grid Jibei Communication Company, has to say.

On the morning of June 12, a user hurried to the Biyang Town Power Supply Station of the State Grid Sanhe City Power Supply Company and angrily said to the salesperson: "Our home has been without power for three consecutive days. What are you doing?"

Xing Ningzhe recalled: "We immediately arranged for someone to check and deal with it. We found that the wires in the user's home were old and messy, some parts had lost insulation, and there was no safety leakage protector. It had been windy in the past few days, and the wires would trip when they shook. This was the main reason for the frequent power outages."

After the ubiquitous power Internet of Things is built, this situation will never happen. Because, if there is a problem with the components, lines, or equipment, an alarm will be sounded, and those that can be self-healed will be self-healed, and those that cannot be self-healed will be handled manually.

Xing Ningzhe used the incident of power outage to tell us the functions of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things.

In Xing Ningzhe's view, the ubiquitous power Internet of Things will eventually form a physical entity with self-identification, perception and intelligent processing. Self-identification is very simple. Give each object a QR code to know its name, performance, service life, etc., and the information can be found everywhere on the Internet; self-perception means that you can perceive your own situation, "No. 2 terminal block of terminal box No. 3 is oxidized!" You can perceive the situation yourself and upload the information to the maintenance control system; intelligent processing means that after the system receives an alarm from the equipment or line, it organizes manpower or uses intelligent equipment to repair it. The ideal state is that the equipment or system can be repaired automatically.

The ubiquitous power Internet of Things is a smart service system, which is the specific manifestation and application of the Internet of Things in the power industry. It is not only a technological change, but also an improvement in management thinking and innovation in management concepts.

Let’s take a familiar example: paying electricity bills with mobile phones. The reason why consumers can pay electricity bills so conveniently is that the Internet of Things connects mobile phones to smart meters at home.

According to Hao Weimin, deputy chief engineer of the Institute of Power Consumption and Energy Efficiency of China Electric Power Research Institute, the development of ubiquitous power Internet of Things will create and provide a more efficient, fast, interconnected, interactive and information-sharing integrated energy service supply and demand platform for new energy, provide better support for real-time data transmission, energy forecasting and fast and accurate operation and maintenance, and also provide more powerful support for power demand side management and demand response technology. By building ubiquitous power Internet of Things, the functions and roles of the current smart grid can be better utilized, the connection between users and the power grid can be closer, better services can be provided to power users, and support the construction of smart grids and related technologies to move to a higher level.

Creating new value for society

Chen Xiuyan, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, chairman and party secretary of State Grid Fujian Electric Power Co., Ltd., said in an interview with our reporter that the ubiquitous power Internet of Things insists on taking electricity as the center, empowering traditional power grids with digital technology, improving the power grid's perception capabilities, interaction levels, and operating efficiency, realizing the integrated development of the "two networks", forming an energy Internet, and becoming an energy allocation platform, comprehensive service platform, and new business, new format, and new model development platform, bringing tremendous changes to our lives.

Chen Xiuyan gave an example, for example, in terms of business environment, by building a transparent online service platform for the entire process of "obtaining electricity", customers can save time, effort and money in handling electricity business, and can accurately match the power grid company's maintenance and power outage plan with the customer's production and operation plan, thereby improving the reliability of electricity use; in terms of ecological construction, by utilizing the State Grid's smart Internet of Vehicles platform, charging electric vehicles in the future will be as convenient as refueling, realizing "green travel", and through the collection and analysis of product energy consumption big data, it can effectively save energy and reduce consumption to achieve "green manufacturing"; in terms of life, the ubiquitous power Internet of Things will be combined with smart cities and smart homes, and through measures such as multi-energy complementarity and the creation of a home power Internet of Things that integrates electricity bill management and home appliance control, the energy consumption of commercial complexes is expected to be reduced by more than 15%, and customers can make good use of every kilowatt-hour of electricity to achieve "green life".

So, what are the foundation and key to building a ubiquitous power Internet of Things?

Chen Xiuyan said that building a ubiquitous power Internet of Things is an open, complex and grand social project that needs to be carried out in society and openly. Creating value for economic and social development, ensuring the safe and reliable supply of energy and electricity, and meeting the energy needs of people's better lives with high-quality and efficient services are the fundamental starting points. The foundation is to build an "ecosystem" covering all stakeholders and upstream and downstream of the industrial chain with co-construction, co-governance and sharing as the core, to achieve complementary advantages, mutual benefit and win-win results, and let the whole society share the results of enterprise development. The key is to create value. Through the ubiquitous power Internet of Things and a strong smart grid, upstream and downstream enterprises are strung into a perfect "necklace" to drive the transformation and upgrading of the energy industry chain.

Hao Weimin also said that the ubiquitous power Internet of Things will face some problems in the process of development and construction, including the comprehensive utilization of various types of equipment, sharing of power information and data exchange, upgrading of existing equipment and investment in new equipment and new technologies, maximization of efficiency and benefits, and saving investment costs. For equipment manufacturing companies, on the one hand, they need to keep up with industry development trends and adhere to technological innovation, and on the other hand, they need to clarify their own positioning and better play their own advantages in new market opportunities.

Cultivate new momentum for the entire industry chain

The ubiquitous power Internet of Things is an important material foundation for building a world-class energy Internet enterprise. It is the "second network" of the State Grid that advances in coordination, complements and integrates with the strong smart grid, and has the characteristics of intelligence, diversification and ecology.